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Royals set to make post-Draft announcement

Royals set to make post-Draft announcement

Kansas City Royals discuss taking Kyle Zimmer from the University of San Francisco with the fifth pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft

By Vinnie Duber
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MLB.com |

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals announced they would be holding a news conference at 4 p.m. CT on Thursday afternoon regarding a major baseball announcement.

It is expected that they'll announce the signing of first-round draft pick Kyle Zimmer. After selecting the pitcher with the No. 5 overall pick on Monday, members of the Royals front office said over the past few days that they expected to get a deal done quickly.

Zimmer was a standout at the University of San Francisco this past season. In 13 starts he was 5-3 with a 2.85 ERA. He struck out 104 batters while walking just 17.

Royals director of scouting Lonnie Goldberg said Wednesday that he expects Zimmer to reach the big leagues within two years.